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Virgil van Dijk | Performances
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
The best in premier league history they said
Careful now, United fans will give out to you for disrespecting big Virg.
VVD blocked Martinelli so that Allison can come and collect the ball. If VVD headed it from that position, it would have been risky. He chose the safer option.
Find it baffling that people are blaming him for this goal. It's just haters waiting to jump on anything they can find against him.
"Virgil"
Cringe.
Cringe.
In a more conventional team the centre-half could have safely glanced that back to the goalkeeper in his box. Not so straightforward with the way Liverpool play as we can see by Alison’s starting position outside the box. I agree it’s all Alisson.
For the first I think Konate needs to step up or track. He ended up doing neither.
I thought out of the two, Konate had a worse game overall. He’s arguably been the better player this season too.
The third goal was somewhat lazy from Van Dijk. Alisson could do more. I think we were done by that point.
The third goal was somewhat lazy from Van Dijk. Alisson could do more. I think we were done by that point.
Laughing my ass off here. Calamitypool.
2nd goal I'd chalk it up to an "accident" but the 3rd goal was more shocking to me, the man was too scared to commit
Not even in the top 10
“Virgil”
“Trent”
Since when did people start referring to these pool players by their first name.
Bit of a shitshow for all goals, really. He was in the middle of nowhere for the first goal, instead of focusing on the space in behind him and Havertz, he pushes forward on Odegaard.
Second goal is margins but also poor defending, looks like he gets the speed of the ball wrong and expects it to bounce further in towards the goalkeeper, when it doesn't it's a lazy attempt at brushing Martinelli aside where VVD ends up getting nudged into Alissons path, who then gets the angle towards the ball wrong so he can't get anything on it because he doesn't want to barge into VVD. As soon as the ball bounced he should've played it safe and just booted it out for a throw in.
Third goal he just waits far too long before he starts to close down Trossard.
Van Dijk looked gassed. It’s Feb, he’s getting older, it happens.
“Bobby” for Firmino was the worst.
Their fans have always been weird gimps with a nickname for everyone, but even the likes of Tyler were calling him Bobby, it was ridiculous.
He looked Harry Maguired yesterday.
Better than Vidić they said.
He’s just very lazy and arrogant. Roy Keane had it right when he called him out weeks ago.
There’s over 10 PL centre backs who I’d have over him.
There’s over 10 PL centre backs who I’d have over him.
Oh my god what happened to Virgil
Konate did look a bit ropey, but it felt like he was having to do the job of two. His workload was immense because the right back has very little interest in defending.
Bruno? Licha?
Such sura.
It’s understandable, especially for Trent — who has the time to type in his full surname?
We (and many neutrals) often refer to United players this way too — Rio, Cristiano*, Bruno, Licha… it’s a weird hill to die on. For Dutch players it’s often acronyms but I can certainly understand those who prefer to use their first names instead (I don’t recall many calling van Persie or van der Sar Robin/Edwin, but for van Nistelrooy people often use Ruud).
* it’s a bit tougher with Portuguese/Brazilian players as their actual surname gets omitted entirely more often than not
That one I agree with though, but I wouldn’t mind Roberto (except that it his case typing in his surname would be faster and would lead to less misunderstandings).
I honestly write these because I’m too lazy to write their surnames
I was just watching the build-up to Arsenal's first goal, and he is in absolute no man's land, allowing Martinelli to run through on goal unchallenged.
Yeah, he ran out and just jogs back like he thinks it's all under control, expects the keeper to make the save. Which he does to be fair, but he should be there or thereabouts for the second ball.
Loved seeing him get bumped off the ball for Martinelli's goal. He was awful for thr third goal.
VAR also didn't spend long looking at him dropping the knee of the Arsenal player on the ground, that was naughty, thought that could have at least been a yellow, but Konate was just sent off, so they couldn't do anything more to upset the cnuts.
He's lucky that he plays for media's darling Liverpool.
If that was Onana & Maguire, we would never hear the end of it.
If that was Onana & Maguire, we would never hear the end of it.
His attitude stinks. Thinks he is better than he is.
That was a tactical problem that Klopp / Liverpool weren't able to answer. For the goal Arsenal are 5v4 and Odegaard and Havertz both drop into the hole. Gravenberch or McAllister is marking Martinelli and lets him run through. Gomez and Konate are both caught between marking the winger and the central threat. There are individual errors in there, but fundamentally all the players were fecked.
At his absolute peak he had 3 forwards who would press the hell out of their opposition in Mane, Salah and Firmino. Three hard pressing midfielders in Henderson, Wijnaldum and Fabinho and Liverpool averaged about 60-70% possession. I’m not saying he was average but my god did he enjoy the level of protection he was afforded.
That was so predictable. Martinelli has the time of his life every time he plays against TAA. He needs to pick it up because Bradley has looked like a decent option there.
Consider how predictable it was, Klopp should've started Bradley. He would've been high on confidence after the Chelsea game.
Bradley's dad passed away a few days earlier so he missed the game.
Sorry to hear that.
Brilliant brilliant performance. Absolute colossus of a Centre Back.
Has it all. One of the most complete Centre Backs you'll ever see.
Calm, clutch and a great leader. Just has that invincible aura around him. That presence cannot be replaced.
One of the very best I have seen.
Has it all. One of the most complete Centre Backs you'll ever see.
Calm, clutch and a great leader. Just has that invincible aura around him. That presence cannot be replaced.
One of the very best I have seen.
Hopefully he f*cks off with Klopp. The arrogant pr*ck.
He s a bit arrogant yes but I also miss having mascot like players like that at United. He s a leader and a smart man too when you see his interviews.
feck...second nice thing i said about Pool today. Make it stop.
he's just another Liverpool fan on the caf who's too embarrassed to put Liverpool in his support field.